Australian Full Resolution Stitched SeaWiFS L1A Collection

Updated: 2019-05-17

The SeaWiFS sensor, designed to collect ocean colour data, was flown on the OrbView-2 satellite between 1997 and 2010. The full resolution data (1km) was only available via direct broadcast and reception by stations in line of sight of the spacecraft, using an encrypted data stream. Three Australian stations, Perth, Townsville and Hobart received the data during the mission. For the period 1997-2007 these data have been decrypted and stitched together to form a comprehensive Australian data set. The status of the 2008-2010 1km full resolution data is currently uncertain - if they can be identified and located they will be added to this collection. The data here are the L1A data output from the stitching and decryption service and are the lowest processing level data currently available.